I can tell you from experience that creating a herb garden is one of the easiest, most fulfilling ways to get started with gardening. Plus, when you discover that for the same $3 you spend on a few ...
Blanching Vegetables 101: How to Blanch Veggies for Preserving
Want to make your veggies last longer? How about a method to preserve the vitamins in your food while making it quicker to prepare your meals? Then it's time to learn about blanching your ...
24 Interesting Ways to Use and Preserve Your Plums
It takes a few years before plums and other fruit trees reach full production. But when they do, it can be a bit overwhelming to harvest all that fruit and figure out what to do with it. For ...
How to Store Potatoes to Make Them Last for Months
It’s never too early to start thinking about next year’s garden, is it? If you’re like many people who grow a vegetable garden - myself included - you are probably curious about how you can grow ...
Confit: What Is It and How to Do It at Home
When you say things in French they seem somehow more exciting and delicious. Confit, for instance, comes from the French word “confire” which literally means 'to preserve.' So, when you see that ...
16 Eggcellent Uses for Leftover Egg Whites and Yolks to Prevent Waste
It seems like the whole world has been doing a lot more baking lately. The sourdough craze has taken over social media. Sourdough gurus are making a fortune sharing their secrets to gaping air holes ...
8 Tips to Maximize Your Freezer Space and Preserve More Food
I cringe having to say this, but we have a grand total of five freezers in my house. Embarrassing, right? In addition to the small freezer attached to our refrigerator, we also have a ...
15 Easy Ingredient Substitutions If You Can’t Get to the Store
I had an interesting experience when I went to the store to do my monthly grocery shopping the other day. Here’s some background information before I launch into my tirade. I usually only ...
How to Preserve and Harvest Endive Correctly for Long-Term Use
For the first time in my life, I decided to grow endive in my garden. It’s a challenge I'm excited to try, but despite all the information about growing endive and even about how to harvest ...